About QMC Foundation
The Queen Mary’s College Foundation is an independent charitable body with close links to Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke.
In the spirit of the Foundation’s historical constitution it often gives financial support to current students and ex-students of the college as they work towards educational qualifications.
We provide grants to local students in the pursuit of education based activities.
Our Purpose
We support students from the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane, or current or ex-students of Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke, in pursuit of education based activities.
This support can take the form of grants or awards as well as annual awards to individuals as prizes for outstanding performance.
The charity also encourages applications for awards from Queen Mary’s College for the provision of enrichment activities or equipment which would not normally be provided by current education funding.
History
The Queen Mary’s College Foundation was originally the Queen Mary’s School Foundation, which was responsible for administering the former Queen Mary’s Grammar School for Boys.
The Grammar School traced its history back to a charter granted by Queen Mary in 1556 but the charity also has links to the 13th century Brotherhood or Guild of the Holy Ghost, from which its income was derived.
In 1972, the school closed, and the sixth form college opened, taking the old school name. The Foundation, therefore, has close links with Queen Mary’s College, but is an entirely separate organisation.
Our Governors
Today, there are 10 Foundation Governors elected from various public organisations, who meet four times a year to ensure that assets are invested carefully to generate income.
This income is used to support young people in their pursuit of education by the award of grants or periodic payments.
Applications from individuals are considered at the meetings, and the Clerk notifies applicants of the outcome.
We provide grants to local students in the pursuit of education based activities.
Knowledge is power
Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
Kofi Annan
Intellectual growth
should commence at birth and cease only at death.
Albert Einstein
Develop a passion
for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.
Anthony J. D’Angelo
